What causes scalp pain on pressure

Scalp pressure pain may be caused by physiologic factors, but also may be related to trauma, migraine, scalp infection, occipital neuralgia, myofasciitis and other pathological factors. 1. Physiological factors: such as women combing hair tied too tightly, the scalp to produce tension caused by scalp pressure pain. Nervousness and cold scalp can cause scalp muscle contraction, poor blood flow, thus causing pressure pain. 2. Pathologic factors (1) Trauma: If head trauma causes scalp damage, thus causing pressure pain on the affected scalp, such patients need to treat the wound in time. (2) Migraine: belongs to vascular neuralgia, mostly in the frontotemporal region, and scalp pressure pain can occur in acute attack. (3) Scalp infections: boils and folliculitis caused by bacterial infections and herpes zoster caused by herpes virus infections can cause pustules and blisters on the scalp, which can cause pain when pressed. (4) Occipital neuralgia: mostly confined to the distribution area of the occipital nerve, scalp pain can be caused when pressing the local scalp, and the pain can be manifested as tugging pain, stabbing pain, etc.. (5) Myofasciitis: mostly related to emotional tension, anxiety, etc., causing elevated tension in the head myofascia, resulting in chronic inflammation, resulting in localized pressure pain on the scalp. Excluding physiological factors, if the scalp pressure pain should be timely consultation, improve the examination to identify the cause of the disease, active treatment, so as not to delay the condition.